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Akishi, Makishi, Mahamba and Ihamba
in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 1: Papers of Victor Witter Turner. Field notes made by Victor and Edith Turner on a Research Trip among the Ndembu, Mwinilunga District, Northern Rhodesia, p. 191-211: Akishi, Makishi, Mahamba, and Ihamba, etc.: spiritual afflictions and rituals) (21 May 1951) , 4 page(s)
Field note 191-193. Date 21.5.51. Informants: Various. Field note describing Akishi, Makishi, Mahamba, and Ihamba, spiritual afflictions and rituals.
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in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 1: Papers of Victor Witter Turner. Field notes made by Victor and Edith Turner on a Research Trip among the Ndembu, Mwinilunga District, Northern Rhodesia, p. 191-211: Akishi, Makishi, Mahamba, and Ihamba, etc.: spiritual afflictions and rituals) (21 May 1951) , 4 page(s)
Description
Field note 191-193. Date 21.5.51. Informants: Various. Field note describing Akishi, Makishi, Mahamba, and Ihamba, spiritual afflictions and rituals.
Date Written / Recorded
21 May 1951, 1951
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Victor Turner, 1920-1983
Author / Creator
Victor Turner, 1920-1983
Topic / Theme
Faith healing, Religious rites and ceremonies, Lunda
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2016 by Edith Turner
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Akishi Tubwiza
in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 2: Papers of Victor Witter Turner Field Notes made by Victor and Edith Turner on a Research Trip among the Ndembu, Mwinilunga District, Northern Rhodesia 1950 -1952 (continued), p. 510-530: Ikela Ceremony at Swanakatompa: to drive away a spirt which i) (17 May 1951) , 2 page(s)
Field note 525-526. Date 17.5.51. Informant: Chief Ikelenge. Field note describing the mukishi kabwiza which afflicts a woman who has borne many children who have died at birth or at an early age. Also described is the payment to the Chimbuki.
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in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 2: Papers of Victor Witter Turner Field Notes made by Victor and Edith Turner on a Research Trip among the Ndembu, Mwinilunga District, Northern Rhodesia 1950 -1952 (continued), p. 510-530: Ikela Ceremony at Swanakatompa: to drive away a spirt which i) (17 May 1951) , 2 page(s)
Description
Field note 525-526. Date 17.5.51. Informant: Chief Ikelenge. Field note describing the mukishi kabwiza which afflicts a woman who has borne many children who have died at birth or at an early age. Also described is the payment to the Chimbuki.
Date Written / Recorded
17 May 1951, 1951
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Victor Turner, 1920-1983
Author / Creator
Victor Turner, 1920-1983
Topic / Theme
Spiritual possession, Pregnancy, Religious rites and ceremonies, Lunda
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2016 by Edith Turner
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Apache
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 88], Folder 12. Notes) (1926) , 1 page(s)
Date: Unknown. Typewritten field notes about Apache, scalp dance, adultery and the punishments for committing adultery, the joking relationship, siblings.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 88], Folder 12. Notes) (1926) , 1 page(s)
Description
Date: Unknown. Typewritten field notes about Apache, scalp dance, adultery and the punishments for committing adultery, the joking relationship, siblings.
Date Written / Recorded
1926
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Kin relationships, Religious rites and ceremonies, Infidelity, Apaches
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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Arapesh Customs
in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N97: Papua New Guinea, Folder 6: New Guinea. Arapesh, Mundugumor, and Tchambuli. Mead and Fortune field trip, 1931-33. Field data. Arapesh. Notes Sorcery and magic and ?Tamberan) (District of Columbia) (1931) , 214 page(s)
Typewritten notes on Arapesh customs cover a wide range of topics, including war rituals, puberty rites, sex, divination, dreams, sorcery, witchcraft, taboos, omens, superstitions, mourning customs, initiations, yam customs, pregnancy, and charms and protective magic. In English and an indigenous language; with ad...
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in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N97: Papua New Guinea, Folder 6: New Guinea. Arapesh, Mundugumor, and Tchambuli. Mead and Fortune field trip, 1931-33. Field data. Arapesh. Notes Sorcery and magic and ?Tamberan) (District of Columbia) (1931) , 214 page(s)
Description
Typewritten notes on Arapesh customs cover a wide range of topics, including war rituals, puberty rites, sex, divination, dreams, sorcery, witchcraft, taboos, omens, superstitions, mourning customs, initiations, yam customs, pregnancy, and charms and protective magic. In English and an indigenous language; with additional handwritten notations, possibly by Reo Fortune. Undated.
Date Written / Recorded
1931
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Reo Fortune, 1903-1979, Margaret Mead, 1901-1978
Author / Creator
Reo Fortune, 1903-1979, Margaret Mead, 1901-1978
Topic / Theme
Religious beliefs, Social customs, Magic, Religious rites and ceremonies, Arapesh
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Assiniboine Report
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 86], Folder 8. Assiniboine Report (Ella Deloria)) (1939) , 150 page(s)
This 26-page typewritten report is titled "Assiniboine Report" and is written by Ella Deloria. It has editorial comments and corrections in pencil and discusses the author's time in Fort Belknap with the Assiniboine tribe.
Open Access
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 86], Folder 8. Assiniboine Report (Ella Deloria)) (1939) , 150 page(s)
Description
This 26-page typewritten report is titled "Assiniboine Report" and is written by Ella Deloria. It has editorial comments and corrections in pencil and discusses the author's time in Fort Belknap with the Assiniboine tribe.
Date Written / Recorded
1939
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Ella Cara Deloria, 1889-1971
Author / Creator
Ella Cara Deloria, 1889-1971
Topic / Theme
Cultural life, Religious rites and ceremonies, Kin relationships, Cultural assimilation, Dakota, Assiniboine
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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Bino Siabungu balu oba mboma, wewe (Field Card)
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR041 (22 June 1957) , 2 page(s)
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of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR041 (22 June 1957) , 2 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
22 June 1957, 1957
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Hugh Tracey, 1903-1977
Author / Creator
Hugh Tracey, 1903-1977
Topic / Theme
Religious rites and ceremonies, Folk music, Folk, Tonga (Zambia)
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the International Library of African Music. Copyright © International Library of African Music.
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Brenda Z. Seligman - Journal no. 5 1909
in Charles and Brenda Seligman Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science (London, England) (1909), Fieldwork Notes, Sudan, Egypt and Sudan expedition (Brenda Seligman) (Seligman 1/4/4) , 210 page(s)
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in Charles and Brenda Seligman Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science (London, England) (1909), Fieldwork Notes, Sudan, Egypt and Sudan expedition (Brenda Seligman) (Seligman 1/4/4) , 210 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
1909
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Brenda Seligman, 1883-1965
Author / Creator
Brenda Seligman, 1883-1965
Topic / Theme
Tribal and national groups, Religious rites and ceremonies, Spiritual possession, Social customs, Dinka, Lafofa, Nubian, Shilluk, Egyptians
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Charles Gabriel Seligman Collection, LSE Library. Used with permission of the LSE Library and the Charles Seligman Estate.
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Brenda Z. Seligman November 1921
in Charles and Brenda Seligman Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science (London, England) (1921), Fieldwork Notes, Sudan, Sudan journal (Brenda Seligman) (Seligman 1/4/6) , 225 page(s)
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in Charles and Brenda Seligman Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science (London, England) (1921), Fieldwork Notes, Sudan, Sudan journal (Brenda Seligman) (Seligman 1/4/6) , 225 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
1921
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Brenda Seligman, 1883-1965
Author / Creator
Brenda Seligman, 1883-1965
Topic / Theme
Planned communities, Mosques, Archaeological artifacts, Religious rites and ceremonies, Tribal and national groups, Social customs, Jews, Acholi, Dinka, Shilluk
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Charles Gabriel Seligman Collection, LSE Library. Used with permission of the LSE Library and the Charles Seligman Estate.
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Ceremony for Large Yam Harvest, April 12, 1932
in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N98: Papua New Guinea, Folder 3: New Guinea. Arapesh, Mundugumor, and Tchambuli. Mead and Fortune field trip, 1931-33. Field data. Arapesh. Notes. Miscellaneous #3) (District of Columbia) (12 April 1932) , 4 page(s)
Typewritten notes describe a ceremony held on the occasion of a large yam harvest. The ceremony is one of the 'ritual patterns of release from tabus.' A handwritten notation reads 'This is a recently imported ceremony.' An additional page, front and back, contains various handwritten notes. Dated April 12, 1932.
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in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N98: Papua New Guinea, Folder 3: New Guinea. Arapesh, Mundugumor, and Tchambuli. Mead and Fortune field trip, 1931-33. Field data. Arapesh. Notes. Miscellaneous #3) (District of Columbia) (12 April 1932) , 4 page(s)
Description
Typewritten notes describe a ceremony held on the occasion of a large yam harvest. The ceremony is one of the 'ritual patterns of release from tabus.' A handwritten notation reads 'This is a recently imported ceremony.' An additional page, front and back, contains various handwritten notes. Dated April 12, 1932.
Date Written / Recorded
12 April 1932, 1932
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Margaret Mead, 1901-1978
Author / Creator
Margaret Mead, 1901-1978
Topic / Theme
Religious rites and ceremonies, Arapesh
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C.G.S. Diary
in Charles and Brenda Seligman Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science (London, England) (1912), Fieldwork Notes, Sudan, Sudan extracts (Seligman 1/4/14) , 39 page(s)
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in Charles and Brenda Seligman Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science (London, England) (1912), Fieldwork Notes, Sudan, Sudan extracts (Seligman 1/4/14) , 39 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
1912
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Brenda Seligman, 1883-1965, Charles Gabriel Seligman, 1873-1940
Author / Creator
Brenda Seligman, 1883-1965, Charles Gabriel Seligman, 1873-1940
Topic / Theme
Religious rites and ceremonies, Burial customs, Pottery and pottery making, Social customs, Shilluk, Bari, Dinka
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Charles Gabriel Seligman Collection, LSE Library. Used with permission of the LSE Library and the Charles Seligman Estate.
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